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A visit to the Norton Cemetery ...


The location of the Norton Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Norton Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Norton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Norton Cemetery

Lat:   31.7391°   (31° 44' 20")

Lon:   -90.8179°   (-90° 49' 4")

The Norton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Norton Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Norton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Norton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Norton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Norton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Caseyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Red Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Harriston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Fayette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
    • Eddiceton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • McCall Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Meadville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cobbs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Carlisle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
        • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Bude
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
        • Bude is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
      • Glancy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glancy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
        • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Myles
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
        • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Willows
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
        • Willows is located in Claiborne County
      • Roxie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
        • Roxie is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
      • Carpenter
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
        • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
      • Westside
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
        • Westside is located in Claiborne County
      • New Sight
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
        • New Sight is located in Lincoln County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Norton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Norton Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Norton Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Antioch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Zion Cemetery
    • Hickory Block Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Block Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Block Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Block Cemetery
    • Union Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Church Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Herlong Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herlong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herlong Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herlong Cemetery
    • Trevillion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trevillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trevillion Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trevillion Cemetery
    • Homeless Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Homeless Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeless Cemetery
    • Buie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buie Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Hartley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Hedrich Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hedrich Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedrich Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Dillon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
      • Weeks Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
      • Weeks Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
      • Shelton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Segrest Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stephens Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
      • Sanders Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Darden Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Darden Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darden Cemetery
      • Beech Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
      • Sarepta Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarepta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarepta Cemetery
      • Cool Springs Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Springs Cemetery
      • Scott Family Memorial Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Providence Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Copiah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
      • Sarepta Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarepta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarepta Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Norton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #694214  (Norton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #694214 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Union Church
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 115
      • Location given for GNIS #694214 (Norton Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Norton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7391, Longitude: -90.8179       In this case, the coordinates for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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